The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-23
Local and state Notes.

The L., N. A. e. c., are arranging to run Sun
Jay trains between Indianapolis and Broad
Ripple.
1t is stated that arrangements are making to
put on through trains from Evansville to Chica-
go, via Brazil
A. NJ. Nichols, general freight agent of the
Chicago & Indiana Coal road, was in the city
yesterday official business.
The Indiana Midland road has received since
the first of the month / 200 tons OF steel rails.
and pushing the road westward at good
speed.
Heavy shipments of grain are being made to
Detroit from this section. That seems to be the
favorite shipping point with Indianapolis dealers
just now.
The earnings OF the Lake Erie & Western road
the second week in July were 1921; incr ease
over earnings for corresponding week. 1886, &c.,
Sos. or 81 per cent
j. J. Bucklin, who has been agent of the Terre
Haute & Indianapolis road at Kniehtsville for
several years, has resigned, the resignation 20
take effect July %.
Since the 10th of this month there have been
loaded on the Decline. between Brightwood and
Union. 459 carloads Of grain. OF this number.
107 were loaded at Pendeton.
Freight traffic is so heavy over the T. H. e. l..
division of the Vandala that some of the heavy
freight engines on the main line are to be trans
fered TO the Logansport division.
Capitalists Of Brazil Ind, urging the
Terre Haute Car works Company to rebuild
Brazil rather than Terre Haute. and show up in
an able manner the advantages Brazil offers.
The Evansville g. Indianapolis will, on the
first Of the month, commence running trains be-
tween Evansville and Brazil. using the south
branch of the T.. II. & l. betw cen Saline, the
E. 81 l., and Brazil
Three hundred and fifty men have been dis
charged at the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio
road, Garrett Ind. 1t is reported that the road
will buy it's engines hereafter and use the Gar
Tett shops for doing repair work only.
The Wabash has Issued n circular canceling
abe interstate coal and coke tariff from Toledo to
ing effect ten days after July o. 1887, the above
tariff will be Withdrawn and cancelled
Adults and boys again troubling the train
men by jumping on and of trains when moving
over the Union tracks and the police have be-
gun making arrests of Sim Coy was
among the number arrested yesterday.
Hereafter money is to be paid out on the
Bee-ine a voucher. unless the voucher has
the name of General Manager Beach thereon,
written by himself The stamp OF a department
cannot be used 20 draw money on voucher
General Passenger Agent Mccormick of the
L., N. A. g. c., and several of his friends will
next week take an extended trip north. They
90 to noted fishing grounds the Duluth 81
Iron Ridge road. The party will be absent a
couple of weeks.
The C., Fl. & d. people have decided to re-
build the passenger station at Hamilton, o.
Flans for the Improvement have already been
prepared. and the work will be commenced next
month. 1t Is estimated that the improvement
will cost Sl2, 600.
The Lake Erie & Western is obliged tenn
porarily, to stop taking grain be put into ele-
vators at Sandusky, they and the storehouses
are tuIL This company could not expend
$lOo.OOo to better advantage than in the cree
ton OF an elevator at that point.
1t is stated officially that the C., III. & T. divis-
ion OF the g., II. & d. system has reached a point
wnere ~ Is self-sustainine. earning enough to
pay Its operating expenses, fixed charges, and
the extensive improvements making to the road
bed and equipments
w. j. Weed, who recently resigned as general
freight agent of the Lake Erie q Western has
accepted the general freight agency of the To
ledo. ST. Louis 81 Kansas City road c. c.
Jenkins who has heretofore looked after the
freight and passenger business will have charge
of the passenger department.
The c.. III. & d. people have. within the last
thirty days, received from Eastern locomotive
works FIVE switching engines, with 17x24-inch
cylinders, weighing 1000 pounds FIVE mogul
engines, with 1Sx24inch cylinders weighing
B5, 900 pounds, and this week will receive five
eonsoda ted engines, with 10x24-inch cylinders
weighing 100, 900 pounds.
George Tyer, passenger conductor the c.,
y, st. l.. e c., has decided to go out OF railroad
ing. He is in tho service. COM
mencing thirty-two years ago as an engineer
the g., l., ST Il. & c., and for the last twelve
years has been passenger conductor. The
management Of the Big -Four" look upon him
rs being of their most faithful men, and but
few conductors more popular with the
travelling public.
4. q. Wheeler, general superintendent OF the
chicago q Northwestern road will retire on
July 81, aud will then take several months rest.
Mr. Wheeler has been connected with the
Chicago d Northwestern most of the time since
1850. and has filed very acceptably every posi-